Ian Blackburn

Ian drinks wine for a living and plans over 100 public and private events a year. Ian stays busy designing tasting and events for both LearnAboutWine and private clients large and small; Fortune 500 company's, Law firms (Summer Associates), and private birthday celebrations all benefit from Ian's well informed and industry leading personality. When Ian is not busy teaching, he is making appearances on radio, television and social media outlets and studying for his Master of Wine.

Since 1995, LearnAboutWine has done the hard work of building a better culture for fine wine, opening the doors for more quality products to enter the marketplace and has taught over 500,000 students. With over 50,000 current subscribers and followers, LearnAboutWine now focuses on the best quality events and classes, and wine credential programs which have graduated over 450 wine students in the last 5 years with a Junior Wine Executive credential (JWE).

We are pleased to be working with our partner location Bottlerock, in Downtown Los Angeles for this event (note: This is not the Culver City location).

Bottlerock and LearnAboutWine have had a long working relationship - and we intend to promote this location heavily in 2013. Located a few blocks away from STAPLES center, across the street from the PALM and on the same street as RIVERA; this is a top meeting spot for Angelenos. Beer, wine and casual fare is served 7 days a week, lunch or dinner in addition to a strong selection of wines available for purchase and to take home or offer as a gift.

Our events do not fall during peak game or show times; but may end as a show or game begins… so parking is important. Get too close to STAPLES, the price of parking can be very high - so please seek parking east of our location.

On Sunday's - there is "some" free street parking, but you may need to search for a while or choose to select a low cost lot and there are many to choose from. Please be very careful when selecting your parking lot, some are priced much higher than others and we do not want anyone to have an unpleasant experience… we anticipate parking charges between $5 and $10 per car - please arrive early to select the best option available. Enjoy a nice appetizer and